National Selection Committee finalizes names for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019

National Selection commitee finalises names for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019

Question: Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019 awards is conferred by which of the following?
(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • On 16th January 2019, National Selection Committee under the Chairpersonship of Women & Child Development (WCD) Minister has finalized the names of awardees for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019 to be given away by Honorable President of India.
  • The National Selection Committee also finalized the names of two individuals (for Bal Shakti Puruskar award) and three institutions/individuals (for Bal Kalyan Puraskar) working for children; under National Child Welfare Awards category.
  • These awards are given to children for their extraordinary achievement in the fields of innovation, scholastic, sports, arts, culture, social service, music or any other field deserving recognition.
  • The WCD (Women & Child development) Ministry has shortlisted twenty six awardees including one joint award for Bal Shakti Puraskar under the category of innovation, scholastic, sports, arts & culture, social service and bravery.
  • In past, the Bravery awards were organized by an NGO named ICCW, after the financial integrity of ICCW was questioned by Delhi High Court, the Government dissociated itself from ICCW and remodeled the scheme of National Awards for children in 2018 to include Bravery as an extra component in the Pradhan Mantri National Children Awards.
  • The Ministry had launched a portal ‘National Children Award’ for receiving online applications from across country throughout the year.

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http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1560240